Word: stroke
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...until last week, however, that Sony finally removed Schulhof, the architect of its Hollywood dreams and the only American ever to sit on its board. With Morita sidelined since his 1993 stroke and unable to protect him, and new president Nobuyuki Idei, 57, clearly ascendant, Schulhof, 53, resigned after conferring with Sony chairman Norio Ohga, his remaining Tokyo mentor. Ohga "felt he had no choice but to support Mr. Idei," Schulhof told Time in an interview. "Therefore I could not stay here...
Harvard's goals are to qualify as many swimmers as possible for the NCAA's, win the Eastern Championships and pick up an Ivy League title along the way, so two massive victories are a stroke in the right direction...
Although not every facet of the team shared the freestylers' overwhelming success, the Crimson picked up first-place finishes in every stroke except butterfly...
Freshman Greg Wriede won the 100m backstroke and the 200m breast-stroke before decisively capturing the top spot in the 400m IM with a time of less than four minutes. When asked which was his favorite race, he couldn't pick...
...against his better judgment. She will not get caught up in the carnival. I can't tell you the number of times I've watched in near embarrassment as she chastises him"--for believing his p.r., for getting windy or phony during a speech, for allowing Larry King to stroke him like a cat. "She gets ticked off," says Michael. "She'll say, 'My, that man of mine can be pompous,' and she'll let him know: 'That was stupid. You looked stupid.' He loves that about her. She helps him hold on to himself...